Biotechnology and Phytochemical Prospects in Drug Discovery

Prof. Barbara SawickaBarbara Sawicka was completed PhD and habilitation at the Agricultural University of Lublin (Poland). She is a full professor at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Agrobioengineering. Here Scientia’s research concerns the yield variability of cultivated plant varieties, the quality of plant raw materials, food safety, and commodity science of plant raw materials. Author of 1090 Scientia’s publications, 28 books, and 2 patents. Promoter of over 450 engineering and master’s theses and 11 doctoral theses. Editor or co-editor of four Scientia’s journals. Member of three scientist societies. Dr. Mohammed MessaoudiMohammed Messaoudi was completed PhD at the Echahid Hamma Lakhdar, El Oued, (Algeria). He is an expert in the field of food and agricultural sciences, Also application of INAA technique for determination of trace elements in food staff and other fields. The main area of him research interests is the assessment of the impact of climatic and soil factors on the quality of raw materials and plant products. He is the author of over 90 scientific publications in the field of medicinal plants, food staff and other fields for assessment of the food and pharmaceutical industries. He is a member editorial of some journal scientific.  Prof. Abdelkrim RebiaiAbdelkrim Rebiai was born in El Oued, Algeria in 1980. He graduated from the Department of Chemistry, Ouargla University in 2004 and received M. Sci. in 2010. He joined the research group of Prof. Touhami Lanez at Laboratory of Valorization and Technology of Sahara Resources (VTRS), El Oued and received his Ph.D. degree in 2016 from Ouargla University. After he worked for El Oued University, he joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor in 2010 and was promoted to an Associate Professor in 2016 and was promoted to a Professor in 2022.

• .- Chapter 1: Introduction: Phytochemicals in Drug Discovery .- Chapter 2: Medicinal Plants: Uses, Cultivation, and Preservation.- Chapter 3: Biotechnological Phytochemical Synthesis: Innovations, Challenges, Advantages, Implications.- Chapter 4: Nanomaterials Synthesis and Medicinal Plant Extracts  .- Chapter 5: Biological Activities of Unripe Fruit Extract: Anti-Inflammatory, Antibacterial, Anti-Urease, and Anti-α-Amylase Effects.- Chapter 6: Analytical Techniques for Phytochemical Analysis and Functional Investigation.- Chapter 7: Drug Discovery in the Context of Covid-19.- Chapter 8: Mineral Profiling of Medicinal Plants .- Chapter 9: Future Prospects in Medicinal Plant-Derived Drug Development: Unveiling Opportunities and Challenges    .- Chapter 10:Potential Phyto-Drugs Against SARS Cov-2 Infection: Approaches and Challenges.- Chapter 11:Summary.